Junior Achievement of San Diego & Imperial Counties News
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 Bowl-A-Thon Striking March 6th thru May
The first weekend in March, 265 Junior Achievement Bowlers took over Mira Mesa Lanes to kick off Big Dreams Bowl, Junior Achievement's 25th Annual Bowl-A-Thon!
The bowlers were from Time Warner Cable, Silvergate Bank, Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney. We are excited to have over...Read More
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Summer Camp at BizTown Filling Up!
BizTown Summer Camp is already receiving applications and securing
reservations for kids going into 5th and 6th grade. The week of July
19-23 is filling up fastest, but there are still plenty of spaces
available in...Read More
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Roll the Dice on Fun
Enjoy a great night with friends and win great prizes
at the Casino Night Fundraiser hosted by the Community Development
Advisory Group, to benefit Junior Achievement of San Diego and Imperial
Counties.
DATE: Friday, April 30th
TIME: 6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
PLACE: JA's BizTown
Click here for more information on Casino Night.
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State Farm Celebrates JA's Company Program
 State Farm awarded Junior Achievement with a check for $53,984 on Monday, February 22nd.
The grant was part of a national campaign for State Farm and will go to support...Read More
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Sony Sends 23 Volunteers to BizTown
 A group of 23 volunteers from Sony's Online and Electronics
divisions based in San Diego, volunteered for the day in BizTown on
February 23rd. The volunteers spent the day helping 5th graders run
their businesses, pay bills and make deposits.
It makes a terrific...Read More
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Tiles, Foundation of JA
Build a foundation of
giving in your family and donate your personalized tile today. Tiles
start at $150 and are permanently mounted on the John & Carole Sachs
International Welcome Walkway.
Every tile sold supports
JA programs and the children of San Diego & Imperial Counties. Click here
to order yours today.
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ProFlowers Growing JA
 Thank you to ProFlowers for a fun Valentine's Day fundraiser.
Provide Commerce, ProFlowers' parent company based in San Diego, offers Junior Achievement supporters a 15% discount from ProFlowers
and an additional 5% of your order will go directly to support Junior
Achievement.
To place your order online, click here: ProFlowers for JA
Freshness is what makes our flowers special. Unique
relationships with elite growers enable you to send flowers fresh from
the fields for more fragrant and longer
lasting flowers.
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Facebook Race
Put your Race Face on! We want more fans on our Facebook page. We want to represent to 500 fans by the end of April so please invite three friends to  become fans and invite them to invite
their three friends... You could tell as many people as you'd like, but
three will quickly help achieve our goal!
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Upcoming JA Events
March 18: Board Meeting
April 13: EthiCAL:
Ethics in Youth Sports
April 15: Last Day to nominate "60 for Success" Alumni
April 30: CDAG Casino Night Fundraiser May 3: Casper Golf Tournament
May 4: JA Staff & Board Bowl-A-Thon Event
May 6: Student Company Competition
May 31: Last Day to Register for Summer Camp June: 60 for Success Reception at University Club
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Volunteer Opportunities
We always want some help so we can help kids become financially literate and work-ready.
BizTown Volunteers Needed on April 28th at BizTown:
We are now keeping the BizTown facility completely secure for the children and need volunteers to help us in the lobby.
In-Class Teaching Opportunities: Carlsbad Elementary Schools: - 8 - 3rd Grade Volunteers
- All city elementary schools
- Training March 26 in Carlsbad
Ira Harbison Elementary:- 25 Volunteers needed
- Teach K-6th Grade curriculum in one day
- Time needed = 3.5 hrs
Lexington Elementary,
Cajon Valley Union SD: - 25
Volunteers needed
- Teach K-6th Grade curriculum in one day
- Time
needed = 3.5 hrs
Call to schedule time to teach in class, work at BizTown or even help us keep costs down with some administrative support.
Call us at 619-682-5155 or click here for more information. |
BizTown Opens House
BizTown hosted its twice-annual Open House for parents of kids who have been to BizTown.
We offer Open House because there are plenty of parents who cannot volunteer all day at BizTown, and we don't allow visitors during Biz Day. So Open House is a great time for parents to see what their kids participated in.
The next Open House is slated for June, a terrific time for teachers and principals to visit as well.
We ask that kids who have not already been to a BizTown program not come to Open House because it can ruin the surprise on Biz Day.
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Bid With Biddees
New reverse auction site, Biddees, offers gift cards whose prices are constantly going down each time someone checks on the auction's progress.
Biddees.com will donate a portion of the bidding token fees to non profits, and Junior  Achievement has just been added to the non profits you can choose. Try Biddees now!
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Sandra Shippey
Dr. John Collins
